Japs Smash at Philippines Costly. Senate Passes Highway Bill
In Virginia the House debates reducing highway speed limits to 45 mph for cars and 40 mph for trucks as a safety move and tire fuel saver. Delegate Moore explains the bill while noting emergency clauses, sign changes, and schedule revisions. governor to direct civilian defense with regional councils under a new power structure.
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Philippines
Arthur
Senate
U.S
J. H. Bradford
Darden
Rowland Egger
Moore
E. Blackburn Moore
Clarke
House
Virginia
Wag ‘m
The
of Delegates
Civilian Defense Organization
Soviet Pressing Advance Against Retreating Foes
Soviet leaders report fresh success on the winter front from Lenin grad to the Crimea with a 55 mile advance in the Ukraine and the destruction of a Nazi elite Guards battalion. They say no village or town will be announced as captured until German forces know of its fall. In the Pacific, American forces gain another victory as Japanese offensives fail near Bataan and Corregidor and MacArthur commends picked Tatori troops for their courage before surrender.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Crimea
Ukraine
Associated Press
Tokyo
the Philpines
Douglas MacArthur
War Department
Pacific
Batan Peninsula
Corregidor
South China Sea
Manila Bay
MacArthur
Tatori
Senate approves largest naval appropriations bill to date
The Senate passed a $26,495,265,474 naval appropriations bill and sent it to the House for amendments. A separate $1,112,926,899 Treasury and Post Office appropriations bill for 1943 was advanced, with Morgenthau assuring stronger fiscal health than in World War I and urging personal savings via defense bond sales to fund war needs.
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Washington
Senate
House
Treasury and
Post Office Departments
Congress
Treasury
Morgenthau
Canaries
Roosev
Treasury Department
Postoffice Department
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Orndorff Suit For $20,000 Is Set For Feb 26
The February term of Frederick County Circuit Court opened with a heavy docket. Dewey Orndorff seeks $20,000 for damages from a collision on Route 50 west of Gore against Wayne F. Howell. Mrs. William Stickley asks $10,000 against Greyhound Bus Co for injuries from a November 5, 1940 accident in front of her Vaucluse home. postponement requested due to illness of key witness Dr. E. B. Powers. An appeal by Amos Musser of Martinsburg to overturn a $319 Trial Justice verdict for John C. Ankeney was dismissed for failure to post bond. The case stemmed from an automobile collision involving cars owned by Musser and Ankeney. A check cashed by Lemley’s store in Stephens City was set for 3 pm. Campbell a grand jury hearing of.
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Frederick County
Philip Williams
Dewey Orndorff
Wayne F. Howell
Orndorff
Howell
Here
Gore
William Stickley
Greyhound Bus Company
Vaucluse
A. C. Stickley
Arlington
E. B. Powers
T. R. Cather
Amos Musser
Martinsburg
John C. Ankeney
Cumberland
Trial Justice Court
A. J. Tavenner
Williams
Musser
Gilbert McKown
Ankeney
Lemley
Stephens City
Campbell
Emergency on the Home Front Pins Shortage Worries Families
The report notes a threatened safety pin shortage affecting households. An inquiry at two stores found similar notices with orders delayed and limited stock, highlighting priorities that could impact essential home use during wartime.
Axis Mediterranean Drive Seen More Serious Than Libya
The article reports signs of a strengthened Axis Mediterranean campaign, with German air assaults on Malta and renewed Luftwaffe activity from Sicily. It notes British retreat from Benghazi and possible reinforcements to the Mediterranean front, while speculating on future Axis moves including air-borne attacks on Alexandria and canal area actions.
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Mediterranean
Libya
Associated Press
Malta
Berlin
Mussolini
Sicily
Fla
Alligernee
Alexandria
Canal
Gib
500 Millions For China Asked By Congress Leaders
Publican and Democratic leaders in Congress conferred at noon and planned to release the text of the President's letter about a 500 million loan for China. The House discussed the request as part of Roosevelt's diplomacy.
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China House
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Illicit Whiskey Boom Reported By Tax Officials
Washington February 2 internal revenue officials told Congress the illicit whiskey trade is rising despite tax changes. They noted a 16 percent increase in liquor law violations since November 1 the new tax took effect. They pointed to southern states like Virginia Kentucky and South Carolina as hot spots for bootleg activity.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Congress
South
Berkshire
Heginia
Kentucky
Mountaineers Seek Groundhog Forecast From Dawn
West Virginia Mountaineers head out at dawn for the groundhog lowdown with a wartime headquarters set in a town in the mountains. A dateline identifies Sunlight as the place, though wartime censorship obscures precise locality and dates.
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W. Va
Prest
Tornson Coal Ridge
Aurora
Ith
West Virginia
Tool
Memorial rites honor Reuss Fire Company members
About 100 members of the Reuss Fire Company attended the memorial service yesterday afternoon. Rev. Carl A. Ice provided the hymn and prayer, with scripture read by Oneycutt as host.
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Reuss Company
Reuss Fire Company
Carl A. Hice
Oneycutt
Death of Armel merchant C W Haymaker at 83
C W Haymaker, 83, longtime Armel merchant and former Armel postmaster, died at his Frederick county home at 2 45 this morning after years of ill health. He operated a store and filling station for 47 years near Armel and served as Macedonia Methodist Church superintendent and Bible class teacher. Survived by his wife and daughter. funeral Wednesday at Macedonia Church with burial in the adjacent cemetery. His body to remain at Onan Funeral Home until tomorrow afternoon then move to his Front Royal road home.
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Armel
Macedonila
Frederick County
Haymaker
Charles E
Margaret Thayer Clark
Pprg & Week Ag
Macedonia Methodist Church
Stewards
Ing Mae
Daugh
Orman
Onan Funeral Home
Front Royal Road
Local Voiture Promenade To Be Held In Winchester
Henry N. Lewis announces that Voiture No. 1078 40 et 8 will host the Petite Grand Promenade in Winchester at The George Washington Hotel on March 14. The event gathers Voitures from across the state with brass hats from nearby states and the national organization. Committee members list hotel arrangements invitations and entertainment planning with local officers and visiting Voyageurs.
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Henry N. Lewis
Shenandoah Valley
Totaf
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Sen
E. C. Parker
Grover Schlack
E. C. Gross
E. C. Goss
John Zombro
J. M. Casey
George W. Bell
Seymour Levy
P. R. Fowle
John H. Walker
J. C. Cord
George H. Loeb
T. Russell Cather
Entertainment
R. D. Beeton
Navy Action on Jap Islands Seen as Opening Gun
Senator Overton urged rapid approval of a naval appropriations bill to wage war against Japanese bases on the refageg and Gilbert islands. He claimed the action would fund 23 354 new planes, 382 surface ships, and raise the Navy toward the required strength for the vast campaign ahead.
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Washington
Overton
D.-La
Senate
Gilbert Islands
Louisiana
T Bill
Knox
Groundhog shadow signees and local notes in brief
City and County brevities report a morning scene in Winchester with a light censorship issue noted for the Sieur segment. Edmund Bradfield and his brother Ely recall family ties and their grandmother Ernest Ely, connected to Episcopal High School and Ohio State football connections.
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Winchester
Edmund Bradfield
Ely
Ernest Ely
Episcopal High School
Ohio State University
Singapore Under Bombardment Amid Rising Attacks
Fragmentary wartime note describes ongoing bombing and shelling in Singapore. It mentions attempts to defend against missiles and the potential for further attacks across the Pacific theater, with mixed international reactions to the assault.
Garvin Reported Unwell in Welltown Community
A local report from Clearbrook School notes M C Garvin is unwell. The notice references Welltown Church and events in Hovine on February 5 with incomplete details and timing.
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M.C. Garvin
Clearbrook School
Hovine
Welltown Church
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Bus Co
Patricia Bell
J. W. Purcell
Bunker Hill
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Acather
Zeiss
Purcell
Virginia Woole Company
Chester
China
Dixie
Sunlight
C. W. Haymaker
Jap Islands
Ente
Mashall
Ae Pacific
Epanese
Thas
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